PAPERMAG's Julie Besonenwrote a delightful profile of Franklin, a pot-bellied pig who calls Crest Hardware in Williamsburg home, for the New York Times' City Room blog. Apparently, he's vegan (save for the occasional piece of cheese), is kind of "meh" about all the customer attention and occasionally hangs out with visiting dogs -- "pugs or French bulldogs are usually the only ones where he'll even remotely acknowledge their existence."

Read about how an extra on 30 Rock named Sue Galloway became a proper character with a French-Dutch accent known as Miss LaRoche-Van Der Hout. [via Co-Create]

Here's a video of Tom the golden retriever riding down a slide. He's so happy! [@Alex_Ogle via DailyWhat]

And, just because it's Monday and we all need a boost (right, Ketamine Garfield?), here's a bonus cute dog video. Behold, a pup and an otter playing together.